Which to use
“reifer” is an adjective and “Reigen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,824
- “reifer” frequency rank
- #34,331
- “Reigen” frequency rank
- 63155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reifer | Reigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reif | alter Rundtanz, bei dem eine größere Anzahl von Tänzern einem Vortänzer in schreitender oder hüpfender Weise folgt; der Tanz wird von Gesang begleitet |
Where the eye mixes reifer and Reigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reifer and Reigen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reifer vs Reigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reifer is [ˈʁaɪ̯fɐ] while Reigen is [ˈʁaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reifer is recorded at frequency rank #28,824, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯fɐ]. Reigen is at rank #34,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯ɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 63155, this pair ranks #686,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reifer vs Reigen
Shared letters: eir. Private to "reifer": f. Private to "Reigen": gn.
"reifer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Reigen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reifer" for "Reigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "reifer" or "Reigen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reifer" and "Reigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reifer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #686,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reifer" and "Reigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reibe vs Reigen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #686,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.